Garment-supporting rack for trunks.



J. J. CANNAN. GARMENT SUPPORTING RACK FOR TRUNKS.

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wi/lmeooeo Patenited Mar. 20, 1917.

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JOHN J. CANNAN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW' YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY LIKLY &COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARMENT-SUPPORTING RACK FOR TRUNKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2o, fort.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, J HN J. CANNAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New. York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- SupportingRacks for Trunks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to thereference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention relates to trunks, and more particularly to the type knowngenerally as wardrobe trunks, in which provision is made for arrangingthe garments on forms or hangers in extended position, so as to preventunnecessary creasing or folding, and to the particular class in whichthe garments are supported on a carrier that is movable relatively tothe body of the trunk, the cloth ing being thus readily accessible whenthe trunk is used as a wardrobe. A further object of my inventionresides in providing a construction that possesses lightness, and is ofsimple construction, and while capable of being compactly housed whenthe trunk is closed, can be withdrawn from the trunk in such a mannerthat the garments will be quite accessible regardless of the size of thetrunk. To these and other ends the invention consists in certainimprovements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter morefully described, the novel fea tures being pointed out in the claim atthe end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. view in elevation, showing the trunk in open position,standing on end, with parts broken away, and including a preferredembodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the extensible sliding membersand the guide on which it is movable, showing the parts disassembled forclearness;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 33 of Fig. 5 of the guide;

Fig. l is a similar view on the line P 4! of Fig. 7 taken in a differentplane;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the trunk with parts broken away,showing the extensible support in its innermost position;

Fig. 6 is a similar view with the support in its outermost position;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view similar to Figs.

5 and 6, showing the extensible support also in section, and

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view through the trunk body, with theextensible support in a position corresponding to Fig. 5.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

In the present embodiment of the invention, which illustrates apreferred arrangement, 1 and 2 designate respectively the hingedsections of a trunk, the section 1 being adapted for supporting theusual garment carrier, which is slidably arranged to permit the garmenthangers on the carrier to be withdrawn when the trunk is open, as usualin this class of devices. The garment carrying means is indicatedgenerally at 3, while 4 designates one of the garment hangers supportedon the carrying means. The carrier 3 embodies front and rear barsconnected by the rods 5, which are arranged intermediate the sides ofthe carrier, the front and rear bars being mounted on an extensiblesupport consisting of telescoping sections including slides 6, slottedat 7 and provided with lugs 8, all for a purpose that will appear moreclearly hereinafter.

The extensible support also includes the U-shaped tracks 9 disposedwithin the slides 6 and provided with pins 10 which engage the aforesaidslots 7 to limit the relative movement of the parts, as shown in Fig. 3.The tracks ,9 are movable on stationary guides which are designatedgenerally at 11 and are suitably secured to the walls of the trunk,flanges 16 being provided for attachment to the end wall, as shown. Saidguides also have U-shaped portions 12 engaging the tracks 9, themovement of the latter being determined by pins or projections 13 on theguides which cooperate with the slots 14 of the tracks. The guides 11are further provided with lugs 15, which may be integral therewith andare arranged to engage lugs 8 on the slides 6, so as to limit theoutward movement of the garment carrier, as shown more clearly in Fig.6.

The construction affords a simple and readily manufactured mechanism,which can be easily applied to a trunk, and enables the garments to bepacked in a very compact manner, while at the same time permitting thegarment carrler to be withdrawn from its section to a point where theclothes are readily accessible and can be removed 01' arranged Withoutdifliculty.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with the opposite Walls of a trunk, of stationary guidessecured to said walls having horizontally disposed flangesextendinginwardly from said Walls, a stop projection extending from oneof said flanges, U-shaped tracks, the opposite legs of which engage theflanges of the guide,

one of the legs of the track member having an elongated aperture rormedtherein to receive said stop projection horlzontally disposed stopscarried by said track members,

and arectangular frame, the sides of which JOHN J. OANNAN.

Vitnesses JNo. A. XVILLIAMs, G120. H. Woonwium.

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